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jericho

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September 22nd 2017
Had quite a day today its 430 and we've just got back to the motel we headed off this morning about 8am and went to mt Scopus to see Jerusalem from the north the direction from which it was taken in 67 from ammunition hill before heading down to Jericho Jesus had walked up the roman road from Jericho about a 9 hr walk before he entered Jerusalem from Bethany we drove down about 1/2hr in an airc ... read more

Middle East » Israel » West Bank » Jericho

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more